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Watch Jose Mourinho slap Fenerbahce translator after comical ‘toilet’ mistake during press conference
Mourinho began his career in football as a translator for a managerial legend
JOSE MOURINHO jokingly slapped his Fenerbahce translator after a comical mistake in his press conference.
Mourinho, who took over at Fenerbahce this summer, almost had the press room in shock when his translator confused the work "twilight" with "toilet".
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The Special One was talking to the media after Fenerbahce's 3-2 comeback win over Caykur Rizespor on Sunday when things took a turn.
Discussing how he can find a balance between the "paradise" and "hell" of being a football manager, Mourinho claimed that he is able to enter the "twilight zone".
However, his translator was left confused by the Portuguese gaffer's accent and asked him to clarify if he had used the term "toilet zone".
Mourinho quickly corrected his colleague and gave him a loving slap on the shoulder in the process.
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The funny gaffe left the press room in stitches, while fans online were loving the typically Mourinho moment.
On social media, one fan wrote: "Mourinho's reaction is hilarious".
While another added: "I love him so much".
A third commented: "Jose is the gift that keeps on giving".
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And a fourth posted: "This is hilarious".
Mourinho began his coaching career as a translator himself.
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The 62-year-old acted as the Portuguese translator for legendary manager Sir Bobby Robson during his time as Sporting Lisbon and Porto boss in the 90s.
Even without any experience as a coach, Mourinho left Robson impressed with his knowledge of the game.
He once said: "He’d [Mourinho] come back and hand me a dossier that was absolutely first class.
“[They were] As good as anything I’d received. Here he was, in his early-30s, never been a player or a coach to speak of, giving me reports as good as anything I ever got.”
The pair enjoyed a remarkable success after Robson made Mourinho his assistant at Porto, reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 1993-94 season, only to be toppled by Johan Cruyff's Barcelona.
They won consecutive Portuguese titles in 1995 and 1996, and when the Dutch legend walked away from the Camp Nou that year - Robson was the man they hired.
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